Ramsey v. Hughes

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Sandidge

Reversing.

Appellant, B. L. Ramsey, procured land warrants, made an entry and liad surveyed for himself for the pur pose of appropriating and patenting certain alleged vacant and unappropriated lands on the headwaters of Shelby creek in Pike county, Kentucky. The survey as made covered 586 acres of land, but recited that 526 acres of it had previously been patented, which was excluded, leaving for patent 60 acres of vacant and unappropriated land. Before appellant could have the survey certified to the land office and procure a patent thereunder,…